24 held in Dinajpur

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 24 persons including seven drug traders and two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am on Wednesday morning, BSS reported.

Law enforcers also seized 400 liters of locally-made liquor, 109 pieces of Pethidine injections and 146 bottles of Phensidyl during the drives.

Police said they were picked up from different areas of the district on different charges.

During the drives, Dinajpur Sadar police arrested seven persons including four drug traders with 400 liters of locally-made liquor and 50 bottles of Phensidyl, Biral Thana police arrested two persons, Birampur Thana police arrested two persons, Khansama Thana police arrested two persons, Chirirbandar Thana police arrested four persons including two activist of Jamaat-E-Islami, Phulbari Thana police arrested two persons and Nawabganj Thana police arrested two persons.

Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with different police stations against the arrested persons, the sources added.

Meanwhile, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive detained three drug traders with 96 bottles of Phensidyl and 109 pieces of Pethidine injections around 11pm from Hili Railway Station in Hakimpur upazila of the district.

Later, the detained persons were handed over to the Hakimpur Thana police, BGB said.

The arrested persons were sent to jail.